Matt Spangler Email & Phone Number

United States

New York City Metropolitan Area

I write proposals for new funding and renewals, and prospect for new funding opportunities. I also work with senior development staff to craft goals and strategies to increase corporate and foundation giving. These strategies include cultivation and stewardship of relationships with new and existing foundation and corporate funders through scheduling, planning, and implementing site visits, and engaging with them via sharing program updates. I maintain updated records on these funder touches in Raiser’s Edge.• Grants won include:o $250,000 from Wells Fargoo $50,000 from The Annie E. Casey Foundationo $50,000 from The Lucius N. Littauer Foundation

New York City Metropolitan Area

I drafted and submitted grant proposals, letters of inquiry, outreach emails, and reports for several arts, climate, renewable energy, and reproductive rights nonprofits. I also prospected for grant opportunities for these clients.

I was a freelance grant writer, nonprofit consultant and fundraiser from 2018-2023. I wrote and collaborated with a wide range of clients on successful foundation, corporate and government grant proposals. I also helped build organizational capacity, such as social media strategy and content, and develop a Salesforce database for donor and grant management.• Grants won include:o $2.7 million from U.S. Heath Resources and Services Administration for Virginia Community Healthcare Association in 2022o $621,500 from Swedish Post Code Foundation for Rainforest Foundation US in 2021o $150,000 from Change Happens for Rainforest Connection in 2020o $78,900 from KKR for First Friends of New Jersey and New York in 2020o $25,000 from Kathryn McQuade Foundation for Rukundo International in 2021o $25,000 from Kathryn McQuade Foundation for The Syria Fund in 2019o $15,000 from Dreyfus Foundation for House of Ruth in 2021o $10,000 from Share Fund for House of Ruth in 2021o $10,000 from RBC Foundation for Bethesda Cares in 2021o $9,500 from European Union for Rainforest Foundation US in 2020o $9,500 from Euro-Mediterranean Foundation of Support to Human Rights Defenders for Rainforest Foundation US in 2019

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I fielded all media inquiries at federal agency with oversight of historic preservation laws; wrote and conducted media outreach for all news releases; and authored speeches for senior leadership, op-eds, web news stories, collateral and social media content.• Accomplishments:o Successfully placed stories in print, digital and broadcast media outlets such as Politicoo Drove a five-fold increase in Facebook audience less than one year after its launcho Drafted a presidential proclamation honoring the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act (signed by President Obama in October 2016)o Helped planned and manage high-profile events, such as the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act at the U.S. Capitol

Washington, Dc

I counseled senior officials at major federal land management agency on communications strategies, spanning issues management, media relations and executive speech writing. I also collaborated with media relations teams to ensure cohesive messaging, develop media communications plans, and build media relationships. In addition, I represented BLM publicly on issues relating to energy and climate change, and helped develop communications plans, news releases, talking points, speeches, and public outreach on these issues.• Accomplishments:o Secured placements in Denver Post, Los Angeles Times, and other leading publicationso Interviewed regarding agency energy initiatives on several radio programso Redrafted national agency content as part of the transition to a new web platformo Helped plan and execute public meetings on new agency methane rules; assisted with media relations at congressional hearings; prepared senior agency officials for national press conferenceso Wrote, directed, shot and/or edited several videos on a wide array of topicso Seconded to Department of Interior to help coordinate government statements on Gulf oil spill crisis response, and represented BLM on media relations as part of an interagency group responding to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexicoo Received letters of commendation from Secretary of the Interior and BLM Director for Gulf crisis assistanceo Assigned to BLM State Office in Nevada as Deputy Director of Communications; BLM State Office in California as Public Affairs lead; and BLM Eastern States Office in Springfield, VA, as Public Affairs Specialisto Interfaced with congressional members and BLM staff on program policies, and drafted congressional testimony for senior BLM officialso Wrote articles for the internal news publication and a chapter for the official history of BLM

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I collaborated with Senate policy advisors, Federal officials, NGOs and industry groups to negotiate and develop legislation to protect sensitive landscapes and wildlife habitats, promote economic expansion, and issues involving Nevada public lands.• Accomplishments:o Met with environmental advocates, industry representatives and congressional staff to discuss legislation related to landscape and habitat protections, water efficiency and drought, mining and energy law reform, recreational activities, and other topics important to Nevadanso Communicated and translated complex, technical, and political information into memos, talking points and speeches used by Senator Reido Assisted senior staff with prioritizing and writing Senator Reid’s programmatic funding requests to the Senate Appropriations Interior, Environment and Related Agencies subcommitteeo Attended regular Congressional Research Service training seminars on Senate and House parliamentary procedure

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I investigated, wrote and edited hundreds of stories for daily and weekly energy policy newsletters; launched a daily telecommunications newsletter; and cultivated sources within the Interior Department, Federal Communications Commission and financial community.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Falls Church, Va

Master'S Degree, Environmental Policy

Bachelor'S Degree, English

Activities and Societies: Tau Kappa Epsilon